Editing Fort Hancock, Texas (section)

=== Camp Rice and Fort Hancock ===
Fort Hancock began as a military establishment named Camp Rice in 1882, along the [[San Antonio-El Paso Road]]. Camp Rice had formerly been located at [[Fort Quitman]], and had been established by troops of the 10th U.S. Cavalry "[[buffalo soldier]]s". Camp Rice did not grow after moving to this community, and rarely hosted more than 60 men. It was renamed Fort Hancock in 1886 after the death of General [[Winfield Scott Hancock]], a hero of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. The fort was damaged in a flood that year, but rebuilt. It was damaged again by fires in 1889, then abandoned in 1895.<ref>Handbook of Texas Online, Bruce J. Dinges, "Fort Hancock," accessed July 28, 2016, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf24.</ref>  The remains of the old fort are located in a cotton field about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} west of present-day Fort Hancock.